Happy Summer!
Rain and thunder after 3pm to 9pm, and warm and breezy
Do NOT leave your CSA Shares in your car! They
will not be happy, and neither will you when your food doesn’t last as long as
it could. Over 40 degrees in your car and your CSA Share’s not happy (and
inside your car with closed windows it’s probably hotter than you’d think… and
it is – check this out… https://abc7news.com/how-hot-can-it-get-inside-a-car-baby-in-gets/2266627/#:~:text=Here's%20a%20look%20at%20just%20how%20hot%20it%20can%20get%3A&text=When%20it's%2080%20degrees%20outside,and%20119%20after%2030%20minutes
)
***Important…if you ever send anyone to the CSA
to pick up food for you, please tell them to BRING BAGS (and make
sure at least one of them is plastic for the wet foods so you don’t get the dry
ones wet which would not be a good thing…will make the foods that don’t want to
be wet rot faster)!
- What
you need to know
- Contests!
- Did
you know Long Island is STILL having a drought?
- It’s
Tomato time! Why CSA Tomatoes are different
- Food safety and COVID, and colds and the flu,
and even food poisoning and cyclosporiasis…
- Armchair
activist – doesn’t always take a lot to get a lot done 😊
- How
best to contact the CSA/suzanne
- Fed up
with all this ultra-processed food (UPF)? Want healthier school lunches
for America’s children?
- Last
few days to nominate local businesses/organizations for The Best of Long
Island!
- Emergency
situations at the CSA (hurricanes/electronic communication
glitches/medical emergencies, etc.)
- Why
did this terrible cyclospora event happen?
- What
you actually got last week!
- Out
of 12 fast food chains, which one uses NO ultra-processed foods?
- And
now, for something completely different…
Most immediate helpful hints…
- Bring at least TWO bags to
the CSA EVERY WEEK for wet and dry food items (and never the
twain should meet)
- When packing up your CSA
food, start at the left side of the long table and work your way to the
right and out the garden door. Why? We set out the food to be packed in
that order so the heaviest food items will be on the bottom of your bag,
and your food won’t get squished (another way to make your food go bad
faster), and if you separate the wet from the dry foods you’re doing
pretty good on having your food last longer! 😊
- When you get your food
home, if it’s in a plastic bag take it OUT of the plastic bag and store
elsewhere…even if it’s in another plastic bag (the original bag will be
wet and your food won’t be happy there for long)
- Plan on using your food in the order of how long it will reasonably stay fresh.
Before you leave the house…BRING BAGS to pack up
your food (CSA members are responsible for packing up their own shares) –
canvas/plastic/paper…bring whatever suits your fancy. The CSA does NOT provide
bags for CSA members. Consider stashing wet and dry bags in every vehicle you
own or might end up driving (or someone would use to pick up for you) and stash
them in the glove compartment, hatch, trunk…whatever 😊 so
you never have to end up not having anything to pack your CSA Share in.
Time – 3:30pm to 7:30pm
Place РSky Room Caf̩ in the Cinema Arts Centre
at 423 Park Ave, Huntington
Parking – park in the all the way around at the
back of the building by the day care center (you’ll see a fenced in playground
area with a sandbox)
When you arrive at the CSA –
- Check in at the sign-in
desk with our friendly CSA worker
- Read the Wall Chart that
tells us every week what we’re getting, how much we’re getting, and what
the farm charged us for it…some weeks it’s take one of everything but…SOME
WEEKS IT’S NOT!!! So you have to make sure you read the Wall Chart every
week, and not assume anything. You can also ask your fellow CSA members
that are working that day what the story is for the day (they should have
name tags on).
Before you leave the CSA – Make sure you have everything on
the list (like the story of the 3 bears…not too much, not too little, but just
right 😊)! If
you get to talking with people, have kids with you, etc., it can be easy to be
distracted and if you get home and find out you don’t have everything that was
on the list, you’re out of luck because at 7:31pm the food is donated to a
local food organization (Community Solidarity…read more about them in the CSA
Events email under Tuesdays) that’s waiting to pick it up and get on their way.
Paraphrased wise words by a nutritionist that I read (and don’t
remember where I read it or who said it), BUT it’s pretty smart info regarding
eating seasonally in our part of the globe…
Spring… is all about detoxing (what we get from
the CSA at this time is a lot of green things that are really good to help
clean us out from whatever we accumulated during the winter)
Interesting piece about spring greens (out of the 14 listed, we
get 12 of them with our CSA…watercress nutritionally and botanically similar to
Curly Cress/Peppercress) and detoxing…
http://www.nourishingmeals.com/2012/03/detox-with-spring-greens.html
Summer is all about being hydrated (the popular
summer foods are all full of water…Tomatoes, Lettuces, Summer Squashes, etc.)
Fall/winter is all about storing energy (we get
all the dense vegetables…Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squashes, etc…. that are energy
powerhouses to fuel us through the winter) to get you through the winter to
make it to…Spring!
August 27, 2026
- Eggplant
- Beans, Shelling: Cranberry
– 1 bag
- Scallions – 1 bunch
- Lettuce
- Basil, Thai
- Tomatoes, Mini – 1 pt.
Total Items: 6
Herb Shares – August 2B
Chives, Garlic AND Fennel, Bronze
2.Contests
B.Food Network’s Grillmaster Giveaway (worth $5,000)…
https://www.foodnetwork.com/sponsored/sweepstakes/grill-master?xp=sistersite_tlc_sweeps_page
And enter again on Food.com …
https://www.food.com/sweepstakes/grill-master-5k?xp=sistersite?ocid=sistersite_tlc_sweeps_page
https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/drought/current-drought-conditions
https://www.drought.gov/states/new-york/county/suffolk
https://dec.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/droughtwatchwarningfs.pdf
Here are some more ways suggested to help conserve water…
https://www.scwa.com/conservation/
You can get money back from Suffolk County for buying these water
saving devices…
https://www.scwa.com/waterwise/
One of the reasons for the drought out east is that so many of the
mansions/large residential estates out east use huge amounts of water and have
very large irrigation systems to maintain their large and luxurious lawns (70%
of summer water usage is due to watering grass).
Certified organically managed soil retains more water than
conventionally lawns and farmed land, so at least our farm gets to keep more of
it than the non-organic farms out east.
From now till September 6th we can order Bulk Tomato Shares…20 lbs. or Roma/Paste/Plum (different names for the same thing 😊) Tomatoes for $65. If 20 lbs. seems like too much, try splitting it with a friend or neighbor OR ask and will try and find a Tomato Share partner for you. What can you do with these? Freezing is the fastest and easiest…wash, cut out the cores, put in freezer bags in the amounts you might use them, and put in the freezer. Easy peasy! Or some folks will make Tomato Sauce and freeze or can (for longer storage).
And if they don’t look ripe and were rock hard I’d put them on a
paper bag/paper towel (why? any other surfaces are hygroscopic and will attract
moisture and will make the Tomatoes rot quicker) till they seem ready to eat or
go in the fridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvw9lZ3v3I
And read in more detail here…
After keeping the CSA going thru 2020 and 2021 while the Cinema
Arts Centre was closed (with everyone staying healthy using the simple
practices of wearing face coverings, hand washing, and social distancing), this
is where we are now at this moment in time…
- Face coverings are
optional
- Hand washing upon
entering the theater is recommended (it’s always a good idea in
preventing COVID as well as the flu and colds)
Why COVID HATES soap (works better than hand sanitizer or gloves),
and we’re talking plain soap, NOT antibacterial soap (the use of which causes
antibiotic resistance which could kill us all ☹)…
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/how-does-handwashing-with-soap-kill-the-coronavirus/
- Will try and keep the CSA
area relatively uncrowded if any future outbreaks of any infectious
diseases occur
- Enter near the Box Office
entrance, and exit thru the door that leads out to the Cinema garden and
upper parking lot stairs
A.Take action on ultra-processed foods (UPF)…get them labeled!
Click here…
https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QEhFR0Q=
B.Stop the food outbreaks and hold powerful corporations
accountable!
https://farmaction.us/add-your-name-stop-the-food-outbreaks-hold-powerful-corporations-accountable/
First thing you might think is…I don’t need or want this info.
I get that BUT, there might come a time when you wish you knew…for
example…
- Something’s come up at the last minute and you
know you’re going to be running late and would like to have your CSA Share
packed and waiting for you at the Cinema Box Office to pick it up before
the theater closes
- You’re scheduled to help out at the CSA and
something comes up at the last minute and you need to cancel
- Something comes up and you can’t make it to the
CSA at all and you’d like to see if someone can take your CSA Share and
hold on to it till you could pick it up from them
You get the idea 😊.
I am not a 24/7 connected person, have no desire to be, and try
and keep my CSA and personal communications separate, so…
- Phone…you can leave a message on my landline
(yes, they do still exist 😊) at 631-421-4864
at any time 24/7 (keep the ringer off when sleeping), BUT on Thursdays if
you leave a message it needs to be before noon otherwise I won’t hear it
till I get back from the CSA Thursday night
- Email – you can email 24/7 at gtCSAhuntington@gmail.com but
again, if you email after noon on Thursday, I won’t get it till I get back
from the CSA Thursday night
- On Thursdays I am totally incommunicado from
noon to 3:30pm so if you want to get in touch with me between those times,
the best option is to make sure you call or email me before noon OR wait
till after 3:30pm and call the Cinema Box Office at 631-423-7611 xt. 0 to
reach me up till 7:30pm
- On Thursdays after 3:30pm (and up to 8pm),
call the Box Office at the Cinema Arts Centre at 631-423-7611 xt. 0 and
ask to speak to someone at the CSA and they will connect the call to the
Café, and we’ll talk to you directly. It’s not the Cinema staff’s job to
take messages for the CSA, and THEY MIGHT NOT GET IT RIGHT! If you leave a
message with someone at the Box Office, we might not get it in a timely
manner or at all, and they may not get it right (which happened recently
and someone almost didn’t get their CSA Share because of it).
Unfortunately, if you’re calling around 7:30pm, it may be a time where the
Box Office is busy selling tickets, and they either might not pick up the
phone, or pick up the phone and put you on hold. If they don’t pick up the
phone, keep calling, and they should eventually pick up and be able to
speak with you. We are at the CSA cleaning up till about 8pm so you should
be able to catch us before we leave (though if we are ready to leave
earlier, we will).
- FYI – I don’t get emails on my phone at all, and
CSA members aren’t able to text me as I don’t deal with CSA issues on my
cell phone
Consider putting the two phone numbers (suzanne – 631-421-4864 and
the Cinema 631-423-7611 xt. 0) in your phone under “CSA” or “Green Thumb CSA –
Huntington” (or whatever works for you to remember where you put them 😊) and
you can put in the notes the details of when to call, what days to call, etc.
Did you know that several of the largest packaged food companies
were owned by tobacco companies (who also helped create the way UPF product
Lunchables)? Things that make you go…hmmmmm. Then learn more about UPFs and
join (for free) FED UP…but you have to SCROLL all the way to the bottom…
We have till August 31st to nominate our favorite
businesses/organizations/people to be voted The Best of Long Island! And here’s
the link to get started…
If you want to be nominated for your business, service,
organization you’re connected to, feel free to email me and use the format
below to include all the required info and will put in the next CSA email.
They’re making it more labor intensive than it used to be but I’ll
let you know who I’m voting for and give you the info required (you don’t have
to fill all the info out)…
Main Category – Click on Arts & Entertainment
Category – Movie Theater
Nominee – Cinema Arts Centre
Nominee address – 423 Park Ave
Nominee city – Huntington
Scroll down to…
Nominee website – www.cinemaartscentre.org
Scroll down to click on
Main Category – Click on Food
Category – Farm Stand
Nominee – Green Thumb Organic Farm
Nominee address – 829 Montauk Hwy
Nominee city – Water Mill
Scroll down to…
Nominee website – www.greenthumborganicfarm.com
This is CSA member Danielle Tarantola’s place AND CSA Member
Debbie Fratello teaches here too…
Main Category – Click on Health & Wellness
Category – Yoga Studio
Nominee – Yoga Foundation
Nominee address – 680 East Jericho Tpke
Nominee city – Huntington Station
Scroll down to…
Nominee website – https://www.yoga-foundation.com/
Am hoping we’ll be having our Bitter Melon CSA dinner later this
month here…
Main Category – Click on Restaurant
Category – Thai Restaurant
Nominee – Thai USA
Nominee address – 273 New York Ave
Nominee city – Huntington
Scroll down to…
Nominee website – https://www.huntingtonthaiusa.com/
- It’s hurricane season from
June 1st till November 30th (our CSA’s last day is December 10th)!
Farmers are more hardcore than postal workers so your food will be at the
CSA between 3:30pm and 7:30pm on Thursdays, pretty much no matter what.
Hurricane Sandy didn’t stop our CSA. We were at the Unitarian Fellowship
in Huntington, and there was no power and there were tree limbs around the
property BUT I checked out the building to make sure there was no danger
for us being in the building or entering the property, and with
flashlights brought by me, we had our CSA. If there’s no emails…show up anyway.
If there’s some problem/issue with the food arriving there should be a
note on the door of the Cinema letting you know what’s up (if we’re not
already in there waiting for you). In a storm situation please bring a
flashlight/lantern as it could be helpful for you and those of us at the
CSA. Again…show up, and at 3:30pm and 5:30pm if there were no emails
please offer to work if you’re able and available. If you feel it’s not
safe/wise for you to venture out, know that any food left at the end of
the CSA will be picked up and donated to the gang at Community Solidarity.
They have NEVER missed a food distribution day even in snow and ice storms
(regardless of the weather…hungry people will still be hungry if there’s
no food to eat).
- Electronic communication
is FAR from perfect. IF you get no CSA emails or responses to your emails
on any given week…come to the CSA anyway. It could be a problem with my
laptop, etc. Stuff happens.
- Anything else that might
come up (these days…who knows???)…no emails, etc., come anyway and will do
our best to keep everyone informed as best we can (look for notes on front
door of Cinema if nothing else). The CSA has always happened every week
during our 20+ seasons…(lifted from the postal worker motto) - Neither
snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom stays these farmers & CSA crew from
the swift completion of their appointed rounds…to get you your CSA Shares!
😊
- If there’s an emergency
situation in progress, consider offering to help out at the CSA whether
you’re asked to or not.
The very short story is industry consolidation.
The longer story and what to do about it…
https://farmaction.us/taylorfarmsreport/?lctg=319752165
Week #12
August 20, 2026
- Beets: Red – 1 bag (2 lb.)
- $5.75
- Cucumbers – 1 pc. - $.50
- Beans, Snap: Dragon Tongue
OR Purple – 1 bag (1/2 lb.) - $4.50
- Eggplant: Purple Rain – 1
pc. - $1.00
- Peppers: Shishito* - 1 bag
- $5.50
- Lettuce: Romaine – 1 head
- $4.50
- Tomatoes, Mini: Grape, Orange – 1 pt. - $6.25
Total Items: 7
Total Amount: $28.00
We pay our farm $23 per week for our CSA share…some weeks we get a
bit more, some a bit less. This week, it was $5.00 over $23.00. I keep track
and it adds up over the course of our CSA season and so far the total is
$44.50. We seem to always get at least one CSA share’s worth of food every year
that we didn’t pay for (we’re now on our way to getting TWO weeks’ worth of
extra food 😊)…some years two. Last year it was five and
a half weeks’ worth extra, so we’re talking $119 worth of food we got gratis.
No idea what it might be this season but in the end…it’s all good! 😊
https://urbanoveralls.net/2015/07/31/shishito-peppers-the-asian-heirloom/
Though I wish they had checked out Sweetgreen, Just Salad, Shake
Shack, and CAVA (my guess is that Sweetgreen doesn’t use any either).
Unfortunately, Just Salad serves Impossible fake meat stuff so I know they
wouldn’t have made the cut as it’s UPF and GMO. Not sure about CAVA or Shake
Shack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU45WOWDJIE
Events…both near and far
*Please keep in mind that any events or services listed do not
necessarily indicate a direct endorsement from Green Thumb Organic Farm or
Green Thumb CSA – Huntingto
Saturday, August 29th
7pm to 9:30pm
Dan’s White Party
Hallockville Museum Farm
6038 Sound Ave
Jamesport
$179 to $5,000
For more info and to purchase tickets…
East End wine, local chefs, East End farms and vineyards,
cocktails and great music, white attire, farm to table, endless indulgence!
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been
held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an
amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books,
Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND
the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊),
Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating
items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate
listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community
Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Tuesday, September 8th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been
held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an
amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books,
Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND
the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊),
Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating
items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate
listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community
Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Sunday, September 13th
10am to 4pm
North Fork Foodie Tour 20th Anniversary!
Charnews Farm
3005 Youngs Ave
Southold
$35
For more info and to buy tickets…
https://northforkfoodietour.com/
If you’ve never gone…go! Good eats and fun for the whole family.
Tuesday, September 15th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been
held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an
amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books,
Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND
the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊),
Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating
items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate
listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community
Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Wednesday, September 16th to Wednesday, September 23rd
10:45am to 10:45am for access to each day’s episodes
2026 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries: The Science of Food and
Wellness
FREE (though they will ask you to pay $67 for “forever” access to
all the lectures because it’s pretty impossible to spend the time watching them
in the allotted time you’re given 😊)
To register…
This is a vegan focused event but there isn’t anyone who couldn’t
benefit from this info regardless of whether one is an omnivore or anything but
a hardcore carnivore 😊, and I KNOW they’re going to be talking
about eating organic foods. The alternative medical folks in this are many…Dr.
Joel Fuhrman (his nutritarian diet 😊), Dr. Dean Ornish (reversing heart disease
program), Dr. David Perlmutter (neurologist interested in brain health thru
diet), Dr. Dean Sherzai (working on reversing cognitive decine), Dr. William Li
(love this guy…all about cancer preventing foods)
Wednesday, September 16th
9am to 9pm
Northeast Growing Together Conference
Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Rd.
Kutztown, PA
FREE
For more info and to register…
https://paorganic.org/northeast-growing-together/
Who should attend? Any aspiring organic farmers out there? Then
this is for you 😊!
Saturday, September 19th
10am
From Clove to Kitchen: Growing Garlic Workshop
Roosevelt Community Garden
59 E. Fulton Ave
Roosevelt
FREE
To register…
Led by Master Gardener Kathy Gaffney and Audrey Thomas you’ll
learn how to plant and grow Garlic, and what to do with those Garlic Scapes!
2pm to 3:30pm
Making and Enjoying Kimchi
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell La
Bridgehampton
$10 – Members/$20 – General Public
https://give.peconiclandtrust.org/event/making-and-enjoying-kimchi/e825638?c_src=CR4E26
Led by Garden Director Rick Bogusch and community gardener Justin
Ruaysamran, bring a quart sized jar and a big spoon and get ready to make and
bring home some Kimchi.
Tuesday, September 22nd
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been
held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an
amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books,
Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND
the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊),
Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating
items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate
listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community
Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Tuesday, September 29th
10am to 11am
Tai Chi class
Cinema Arts Centre
Sky Room Café
423 Park Ave
Huntington
FREE
Join teacher Roger Sencer in this free Tai Chi class that’s been
held at the Cinema Arts Centre for a number of years. All levels welcome.
7pm – Volunteers
8:15pm – Drive-thru distribution
Huntington Food Share
Community Solidarity
Fairground Ave. & 6th St.
Huntington Station
FREE
For more info…
https://communitysolidarity.org/foodshares/huntington
To volunteer…
https://communitysolidarity.org/volunteer
Or to make a donation (they REALLY need a new truck)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/donate/funds
Community Solidarity (formerly Long Island Food Not Bombs) is an
amazing group, doing much needed good works. These are the folks our CSA
donates food to (and have for the last several years). If you’d like to
volunteer, make a donation (they REALLY, REALLY need a new truck), or have need
of their services (or know people who might)…get in touch/get information via
their website (listed above).
They also need/accept donations of the following…Bicycles, Books,
Clothing, Flowers (good for general mental health…taking care of the mind AND
the body), Food, Medical Care (is there a Doctor or Dentist in the house? 😊),
Plants/Seedlings, School Supplies, Toys and more. For details on donating
items, please go to the Home Page, scroll to Donate, and read the appropriate
listing (and scroll to Material Goods to see the topics not initially listed)…
https://communitysolidarity.org/
Here’s founder Jon Stepanian’s TED Talk (TEDxNYU) on Community
Solidarity and Hunger Relief…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v76MyFuXfqc
Friday, October 16th
1am to 1am
People’s Food Summit – online
FREE
https://regenerationinternational.org/peoples-food-summit-2026
This was founder
Ronnie Cummins' call to action, and on October 16, 2026, farmers, activists,
researchers, and communities from every continent gather for 24 hours to share
the regenerative practices, the farmer innovations, and the grassroots
movements quietly healing soil, water, and communities around the world. Join
us for this year's People's Food Summit to celebrate Grassroots Rising.
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